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COMBINED WAIST AND SKIRT.

No. 443,390. Patented Dec. 23, 1890.

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UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

CAMILLE CAEN, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.-

COMBINED WAIST AND SKIRT.

-5PECIFIGA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,390, datedDecember 23, 1890. Application filed September 30, 1890. Serial No.366,652. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CAMILLE CAEN, of New York city, in the county andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inGarments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Myinvention relates to an improvement in garments, especially toarticles of feminine apparel and the object of the invention is toprovide a means whereby all of the undergarments maybe attached to asingle waist and to so construct the waist and connect the skirts andother underwear thereto that the true development of the form at thehips will be preserved when the form is completely robed, and wherein,also, the weight of the under-garments will be sustained mainly by thehips, leaving the waist and parts of the body closely adjacent theretountrammeled.

Another object of the invention is to provide a means for attaching anumber of skirts to a single waist in a simple, convenient, andexpeditious manner and without developing an unsightly and uncomfortableridge, and whereby, also, when disrobing all of the under-garments maybe simultaneously removed and in dressing simultaneously placed on theperson. A

The invention consists in the novelv construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the garment, partially in section,illustrating the manner of wearing the same. Fig. 2 is a rear elevationof the garment, and Fig. 3 is a partial interior View taken at theconnection of the outer skirt to the waist.

In carrying out the invention the corsetwaist A is the only underwaistadapted to be worn, the said waist being gored or otherwise cut to fitclosely and snugly to the body throughout 'its length, and the length ofthe waist is such that it extends well down over the hips at and justbelow the corset-line, as shown at a in Fig. 1.

A skirt 1-3, sewed or otherwise securely atment comprising the waist Aand skirt B- cut in the above manner fits closely to the body the fulllength of the hips and then follows practically the contour of theremaining portion of the person.

Ahem 11 is usually formed upon the lower edge of the waist by foldingits lower edge inward upon itself. The skirt is attached to .the waist alittle above the hem, and at the upper portion of the hem and over theseam of the waist and skirt a re enforcing tape or strip 12 is secured,and to said re-enforcing strip at suitable intervals apart loops 13 arefastened, adapted to extend downward,which loops may be made of anydesired material. It will be noticed that these loops 13 are arranged inapproximately a horizontal and circular series,with the end loopslocated adjacent to the opposite edges of the opening 18, so that thefastening-band, hereinafter more fully described, may in the use of thegarment be brought out of such opening in convenient position formanipulation.

' The under-garments 14: and 15such as skirts, &c.-have attached totheir waistbands loops 16, adapted to extend upward, the loops being soarranged that they will enter the spaces between the loops 13 of thecombined skirt and waist when the said un der-garments are in theirproper position upon the person.

The attachment of the under-garments to the combined skirt and waist iseffected by passing through the loops of the said garments and the loopsof the skirt and waist a band 17, preferably in the nature of a tape,which is of suificient length to lead out beyond the edge of the backorfront opening 18 in the skirt-waist,whichever mode of opening isemployed, as shown in Fig. 2, and the ends of the band are tied orotherwise suitably connected.

It will be observed that as the under-garments are secured to theskirt-waist below or at the lower corset-line they do not add to thewidth of the hips, and the garments are supported almost entirely fromthe hips a trifling portion of the weight only being sustained by theshoulders.

The garment is especially adapted for use by stout persons, ini'alids,and persons not able to wear corsets or to support heavy garments fromthe waist. served that the connection between the undergarments and thecombined skirt and waist is readily effected and that but one waist isemployed, and, further, that in undressing it is not necessary that eachpiece be removed separately, and as the garments remain connected whenremoved from the person the act of dressing is greatly facilitated.

It will be observed that in connecting the garments to the skirt-waistone loop does not overlap another. lhus any approach to aridge or seamliable to be uncomfortable to the wearer of the garment is obviated.

It will be further ob- Having thus described my invention, I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters latent As an improved article ofmanufacture, a garment comprising a waist and skirt, the waist beingsufiieiently long to extend down over the hips and having an openingapproximately at the juncture of the waistand skirt, and a number ofloops attached to said garment slightly below the waist-line andarranged in approximately a horizontal and circular series, with the endloops of the series located adjacent to the opposite edges of the saidopening, whereby the ends of a fastening band may in the use of thegarment be brought out of such opening in cong vcnient position formanipulation, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

(AMILLE CAEN.

Witnesses:

EDGAR Tarn, E. M. rial-1K.

